There seems to be a ton of different kinds of F40PH.
F40PH
F40PH-2
F40PH-2C
F40PHM-2
F40PHR
Can someone explane the difference and also which ones amtrak ever had on the roster.
Ham549 wrote:There seems to be a ton of different kinds of F40PH.F40PH
The standard Amtrak F40PH and 6 for GO Transit. Amtrak later bought the 6 GO Transit locomotives.
F40PH as built for Commuter railroads and Via Rail
These are new builds from MPI (Boise Locomotive, M-K). these have a separate diesel generator for Head End Power. All these were built for Commuter Railroads.
These have a modified cab and were built for METRA in Chicago, the "Winnebagos"
These are the F40PH locomotives build using parts from the unsuccessful SDP40F locomotives, they are not different from regular F40PH locomotives, the model exists only for accounting purposes. These were bought by Amtrak.
Many Amtrak F40PH and F40PHR have been sold to new owners including Commuter railroads and others.
I'll try to help:
F40PH: This is the basic model, sold to Amtrak, MBTA, Metra, NJ Transit, GO Transit
F40PH-2: Apparently the same as the F40PH, sold to Amtrak, Caltrain, Metra, VIA.
F40PH-2C: Has a separate diesel-alternator set for HEP, not unlike early suburban power in Chicago. Built by both EMD and MPI. Sold only to MBTA.
F40PHM-2: Modified cab and front end, last locomotives built at La Grange. Sold only to Metra.
F40PHR: This is apparently a bookkeeping difference only. These were built for Amtrak on several orders using SDP40F's as trade-ins.
MPI has also built from scratch (not rebuilt from GP40's) several later versions of the F40PH for various suburban operations.
Ummmm, I guess the F40PH, and F40PH-2 are the 1s that Amtrak had. They also had the F49PHI, and F40PHI-2s, and the noteable P40s, P32, and Dash 8 32BWHs.
Amtrak did not have F40PH-2s. They had F40PHs and F40PHRs.
I have no idea what an F49PHI is. Do you mean F59PHI? Amtrak does have them.
I also have never heard of an F40PHI-2. Are you sure on that designation?
Hi,
Owwwww, yeh..... It's those F59PHIs they had, my mistake. I don't know too much about Amtrak, more about Via Rail Cnanda instead. I know that they had F40PH-2s and F40PHs, and they got new, P42 "Genisis" G.E. engines now hauling their "Ocean" trains accros Canada like the Canadian..
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Don't forget the Harsco Track Technologies, a rail grinding comapany, that had some custom F40PH built with a normally aspirated 645-16. the had the cab moved to the very front of the frame. Probably should have called them F38PHs.
I always figured that those were old Amtrak units powering the rail grinding trains. . .
I've also gotta say that I think the MBTA has the best-painted F40s.
Photo from here (not mine)
http://naphotos.nerail.org/showpic/?photo=20070918134046840.jpg&order=byrail&page=29&key=MBTA
CSSHEGEWISCH wrote:I'll try to help:F40PH: This is the basic model, sold to Amtrak, MBTA, Metra, NJ Transit, GO TransitF40PH-2: Apparently the same as the F40PH, sold to Amtrak, Caltrain, Metra, VIA.F40PH-2C: Has a separate diesel-alternator set for HEP, not unlike early suburban power in Chicago. Built by both EMD and MPI. Sold only to MBTA.F40PHM-2: Modified cab and front end, last locomotives built at La Grange. Sold only to Metra.F40PHR: This is apparently a bookkeeping difference only. These were built for Amtrak on several orders using SDP40F's as trade-ins.MPI has also built from scratch (not rebuilt from GP40's) several later versions of the F40PH for various suburban operations.